[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Ganesha # Ganesha Ganesha is the elephant-headed son of Shiva and Parvati. He is represented here in a processional form that would accompany his parents during temple parades, although he would be carried on a separate palanquin. Here Ganesha stands in a relaxed posture with his hip flexed. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1000–1200 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-2-1951](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-2-1951) · Pramāṇa